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This common long distance toll style was produced by Hemingray as No.16, and was later replaced by CD 122 in the 1920s. Hemingray and Brookfield both produced this style for American Telephone and Telegraph Company as well.

Dimensions:	3 3/4" H x 2 1/2" W
Primary Embossings:	• AM. TEL. & TEL. CO. • HEMINGRAY
Years Produced:	c.1890s–1920s
Style Number:	16
Trade Name:	Long Distance

Mold Variations

Early Prismatic Style

The earliest CD 121s are embossed with Hemingray or Am.Tel.&Tel.Co. in a prismatic style embossing. Note the straight sides of the skirt, rounded wire groove lips, and sides are wider than wire groove. [080] example pictured.

Later Hemingray Style

The later CD 121s embossed with Hemingray have slightly more flared skirts to them. The example pictured above also has an unusually large dome (which I like to call Frankenstein! Not necessarily rare, but a neat variant.)

Embossings

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AM. TEL. & TEL. CO.

[095]

(F-Skirt) AM TEL & TEL CO {Note no periods}

AM. TEL. & TEL. CO.

[110]

(F-Skirt) AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.

AM. TEL. & TEL. CO.

[120]

(F-Skirt) AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.

SDP

AM. TEL. & TEL. CO.

[125]

(F-Skirt) AM.TEL.&TEL.CO. (R-Skirt) A

AM. TEL. & TEL. CO.

[130]

(F-Skirt) AM.TEL.&TEL.CO. (R-Skirt) ['AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.' blotted out]

HEMINGRAY

[010]

(Dome) 1 (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) Nº 16

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[020]

(Dome) 1 (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/Nº 16 (R-Skirt) HEMINGRAY

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[021]

(Dome) 1 (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/[Blotted out embossing] (R-Skirt) Nº 16

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[023]

(Dome) [Backwards number] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) Nº 16

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[025]

(Dome) [Blotted out embossing] (F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) Nº 16

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[030]

(F-Skirt) HEMIGRAY {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[040]

(F-Skirt) HEMIGRAY {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[050]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGAY/[Blotted out embossing] {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893/[Blotted out embossing]

SDP

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HEMINGRAY

[060]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGAY/['AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.' blotted out] {Note spelling} (R-Skirt) PATENTED/[Blotted out embossing]

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[070]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) Nº 16

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[080]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893

HEMINGRAY

[090]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[093]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1899/[Blotted out embossing] {Note 'MAY 2 1899' date}

SDP

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HEMINGRAY

[096]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 {Note 'A' in 'MAY' is missing bar}

HEMINGRAY

[098]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENT/MAY 2 1893 {Note 'A' in 'MAY' is missing bar}

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[100]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENTED

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[110]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893

RDP

HEMINGRAY

[120]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENTED/MAY 2 1893

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[130]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATENTED/['AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.' blotted out]

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[140]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY (R-Skirt) PATETED/MAY 2 1893 {Note spelling}

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[150]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/[Blotted out embossing] (R-Skirt) PATENTED/[Blotted out embossing]

SDP

HEMINGRAY

[160]

(F-Skirt) HEMINGRAY/['AM.TEL.&TEL.CO.' blotted out] (R-Skirt) PATENTED

SDP

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